Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Wednesday February 15th 2:30pm with Live Q&A from Jessica Oreck @ The Hive , Shrewsbury

KinoKulture, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and The Hive are proud to be hosting a screening of this award-winning, utterly wonderful filmWhilst insects are often greeted with a shudder in the Western world, in Japan, these tiny creatures are a source of admiration and enthralment. American naturalist and film-maker Jessica Oreck, spent six weeks in Japan filming the country's fascination with insects.

The film speaks of harmony and nature, taking a meditative look at a national culture that for centuries has been influenced by insects, from the legend of the first emperor who named

Japan the "Isle of the Dragonflies" to the contemporary craze and multi-million dollar industry of keeping beetles.

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo quietly challenges the viewer to observe the world from an uncommon perspective that will shift the familiar to the fantastic and just might change not only the way we think about bugs, but the way we think about life.

Tickets: Adult £5.00 / Child £3.00

Tickets can be booked by calling the Hive's box office on 01743 234970 and early booking is always advised!

Doors and Cafe bar open at 2:30pm with a Darwin Festival Cafe Sci Talk
Film starts at 3:00pm.
There will be an after screening Q&A session via Skype with the film's director Jessica Oreck who works at The American Museum Of Natural History in New York.